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OS grid reference
  
TQ185835

Country
  
England

Postcode district
  
HA0

Ceremonial county
  
Greater London

UK parliament constituency
  
Brent North

Region
  
London

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Dialling code
  
020

Post town
  
Wembley

London borough
  
London Borough of Brent

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Population
  
14,017 (2011 Census. Ward)

Alperton the movie


Alperton (/ˈælpətən/) is an area forming the southern part of Wembley in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London. It is situated 7.6 miles (12 km) west north-west of Charing Cross.

Contents

Map of Alperton, Wembley, UK

route visual 83 golders green to alperton metroline


Toponymy

The name Alperton means "farmstead or estate associated with a man named Ealhbeorht", deriving from an Anglo-Saxon personal name and tūn, meaning farmstead or village in Old English.

Demography

Alperton has one of the capital's highest populations from black or minority ethnic groups (BME). In the 1991 census, 43.2% of the population was Asian, only one point less than White. Indians formed 31.5% in 1991 and 32.4% in 2001, with white having decreased to 27.8%. According to the 2011 census, the largest ethnic group was Indian, 42% of the population, well above Brent's average of 18%. Other Asian was second largest at 17%. The 2011 census also showed that 47.7% of the population were Hindu. Christians formed 27.2% and Muslims 11.9%.

Road

Ealing Road (A4089) and Bridgewater Road (A4005) are major roads that run though Alperton. Alperton Lane (B456) is another useful thoroughfare.

The Grand Union Canal runs through Alperton and the Grand Union Walk is its old towpath, which was originally used by horses drawing the canal barges, and is now a recreational facility that serves Alperton.

Rail and Underground

Stations in and near the area include:

  • Alperton Station (Piccadilly line)
  • Hanger Lane Station (Central line)
  • Stonebridge Park Station (Bakerloo line & Watford DC Line)
  • Wembley Central station (London Underground's Bakerloo line, London Overground's Watford DC Line, London Midland and Southern)
  • Wembley Park tube station (Metropolitan line & Jubilee line)

    • Notable people

  • Chess endgame study composer and author John Roycroft was born in Alperton
  • Gary Waddock, former footballer and now manager of Aldershot Town, grew up in Alperton
  • Footballer Joe Wiggins (1909–82) was born in Alperton
  • Keith Moon lived in Alperton as a boy.

    • The towpath of the Grand Union Canal in Alperton has been used for various scenes in the BBC TV soap EastEnders. It was first used in an episode which aired on 3 October 1985, when the character Den Watts (played by Leslie Grantham) meets with Michelle Fowler (played by Susan Tully) and it is revealed Den is the father of Michelle's baby. It was used again on numerous occasions, most famously on 23 February 1989, when Den Watts was shot before falling into the canal and supposedly dying. Den returned to the canal with daughter Sharon Watts on 3 October 2003, when he returned to Albert Square alive.

    References

    Alperton Wikipedia
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